Greenwich & Lewisham Weekender - August 5th 2020

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Greenwich+Docklands International Festival (GDIF) is going ahead!

But it nearly didn’t happen…

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It may be landing in east London two months later than usual, but Greenwich and Docklands International Festival (GDIF) is returning for its 25th year, becoming the UK’s first full arts festival to go ahead since the lockdown.

GDIF offers an eclectic (and almost entirely free) programme of street theatre, dance and art installations – this year, in the spirit of uniting the community after months spent largely in solitude. Holly O’Mahony speaks to GDIF founder and artistic director Bradley Hemmings to find out more…

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GDIF nearly didn’t happen at all this year. The government only issued guidance for outdoor events in mid-July, leaving the team behind it with a little over a month to put the wheels in motion for the festival they’d been planning behind closed doors. The announcement of travel corridors was also hugely significant to the programme, as so many artists staging work come from overseas.

2020 will look a little different to previous years.

Gone are the mass parades and street parties that traditionally see thousands descend on General Gordon Square in Woolwich on the opening and closing nights of the festival. “These types of gatherings aren’t sustainable right now. Instead, we’ve moved to installation works that can be put into a public place for a few days and we can

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Spotlight manage audience visitations in a way that observes social distancing guidelines,” explains Bradley.

“Reflection and remembrance are also in my mind, so lots of fireworks and dancing isn’t the right thing to do at the moment,” he adds, alluding to a year that’s seen so many people lose loved ones to the virus.

That said, events with capacities of up to 250 visitors will still take place, with additional health and safety precautions in place. “The measures we’re bringing in across the festival are designed to keep people safe, and in the spirit of togetherness, which the festival represents, we’re encouraging people to look after one another through wearing face masks and socially distancing at the events,” Bradley says.

While there’s no strict theme to GDIF, current affairs usually underpin the work exhibited at the festival. Last year, Brexit was a strong undertone; this year, both the virus and Black Lives Matter are prominent issues which have inspired the pieces on show.

“The idea of being inclusive has been there all along but we want to really draw that out this year,” says Bradley. “I think we have to be even more articulate and passionate about black lives matter at the moment.”

Typically boasting over 130 different spectacles, this year GDIF has been scaled back to just 25 productions, with a focus on bringing events closer to people’s homes. A new project, On Your Doorstep, will quite literally see street theatre brought to the doors of people across the borough, to prevent people having to use public transport to access the festival.

“Scale wise, it’s going to feel smaller but we’re holding onto the essence of GDIF – the idea of togetherness and celebration in a public space – and we’re working with health and safety advisors to come up with new ways to make that happen,’ says Bradley.

Highlights to catch at the 2020 festival include In Memoriam, Luke Jerram’s temporary memorial to those who have lost their lives during the Covid-19 pandemic and a tribute to the NHS staff and key workers who have helped us through it; and The Weavers of Woolwich, a new piece of ‘prose-poetry’ by Booker Prizewinning novelist Bernardine Evaristo is being revealed in a temporary installation in Woolwich Town Centre.

Only one event this year has a ticket price attached: Blue Remembered Hills is a promenade, site-specific play by acclaimed theatre company De Roovers, which will take audiences on a journey through a restricted 250-acre site in the Royal Arsenal.

Of course, not everyone will feel comfortable venturing out to enjoy GDIF when it kicks off in three weeks’ time – even with health and safety measures in place. To prevent them from missing out, the team behind the festival are working on ways to stream as many of the events as possible, so people can enjoy them from their homes.

Those behind GDIF have also worked hard to engage with the Greenwich

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community in the months leading up to the festival, bringing people together from their respective lockdowns. A project titled Weaving Together saw artists of various disciplines come up with activities

around the theme of weaving that anyone can take part in from home, producing something to form part of one of the festival’s installations.

“Weaving together is a celebration of how we look after one another and

the resilience of the communities in Greenwich, using weaving as a metaphor,” explains Bradley.

“It’s been wonderful to watch how people have come together. It’s been a

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horrible and hard time but there’s been a greater awareness of how we all need each other and how resilience comes from looking after each other,” he adds.

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People have a lot of painful and hard memories from this year, but I hope the festival will remain in their minds as something positive that they can look back on at the end of 2020.�

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Greenwich + Docklands International Festival (GDIF) is running from August 28 - Septemwber 12, with events taking place across the borough. Visit the website for the full programme and to book free tickets in advance. www.festival.org/gdif/ www.weekender.co.uk

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Shooting for the stars: Greenwich’s Royal Observatory reopens Monday August 3 saw Greenwich’s Royal Observatory reopen to the public for the first time since March.

The landmark is the second of the borough’s four royal museums to reopen, following Cutty Sark, which has been welcoming visitors since July 20. But what will a trip to the Royal Observatory be like in the post-lockdown world, when measures to prevent the spread of Covid-19 are still very much in place? Holly O’Mahony speaks to the Royal Observatory’s general manager Lance Bourne to find out…

Plans for when and how the team could reopen the historic site safely were put in motion almost as soon as its doors were first closed back in March.

“A team of three managers have been working full-time since the end of March on the reopening plans, and new health and safety processes that we need to put into place,” explains Lance.

Given similar measures allowed Royal Museums Greenwich (RMG) to reopen Cutty Sark on July 20, why wait another two weeks to open the Royal Observatory? “Opening all four sites at the same time would have been too difficult because we would all be pulling from the same central services [such as IT and HR] at the same time,” explains

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Lance. “Staggering the openings allows for the proper allocation of resources to perform what is a huge task.”

So, what can visitors expect now that these measures have become a reality? “We have new ways of working, especially for our front of house team members; a new one-way visitor route through the site, additional marking and signage, and other equipment [including hand sanitiser stations] to help visitors maintain social distancing while navigating the site,” Lance reveals.

Visitors must book a timeslot online in advance to help the venue manage capacity. While on site, customers will be expected to

maintain a two-metre distance from other guests, and although it’s not mandatory, mask wearing is recommended inside the building.

Safety measures aside, there’s plenty for returning visitors to see at the museum. Flamsteed House, the home of the Astronomers Royal, is open, as is the elegant Octagon Room designed by Sir Christopher Wren.

Elsewhere in the building, visitors can browse the world-famous Harrison sea going chronometers, while over in the Meridian Building, they can pore over a sizable collection of telescopes including the Airy Transit telescope that defines the position of the Prime Meridian. Outside in the courtyard, of course, is the Meridian Line itself from where Greenwich Mean Time is set. It’s here that visitors here can enjoy the novelty of standing in two hemispheres at once.

Not all is back up and running just yet, though. The planetarium, one of the Royal Observatory’s main attractions, is currently undergoing refurbishment and won’t reopen until later in the year.

Throughout the lockdown, the Royal Observatory maintained a significant presence online, offering all sorts

of family activities for people to get stuck into from home. Children of all ages could learn about the summer solstice or learn how to make a quilled ship, while older kids could swat up on stars in the night sky, write a compelling story or even learn to code. When an online planetarium show launched at the end of May, it booked up immediately, prompting the team at the Royal Observatory to make the shows a weekly event.

Much of this online content is still available on the RMG website – ideal for those looking to keep children entertained over the summer holidays as well as those still shielding from the virus at home. Though plans are yet to be announced as to how much longer this content will remain available to access online.

Lance is happy to be back in the workplace he loves. “You miss the environment of working in such a beautiful and historic place,” he says, affectionately. “When you are at the Observatory, you never get tired of looking at the view northwards across the world heritage site and Canary Wharf. Also, you miss the many interactions you normally have with staff and visitors that you

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meet from all over the world.”

The summer holidays are usually a very busy time for the Royal Observatory.

However this year, between the lack of foreign tourists and the site capacity being reduced by 75 per cent to enable safe social distancing, it’s far quieter than usual. This, Lance points out, is a win for locals looking to reacquaint themselves with the landmark. “Locals will be able to visit the site minus the usual summer throng of international visitors, plus children go free during the school holidays with a paying adult,” he says.

Of course, the Royal Observatory has its own unique hurdle to test the commitment of prospective visitors.

“Don’t underestimate the walk up the hill to the Royal Observatory,” laughs Lance. “It takes you 600 ft above sea level; myself and other staff ascend the equivalent of going up Mount Everest every six months walking up and down. But as I said before, the view is well worth it.”

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Popcorn at the ready… Greenwich Picturehouse is reopening Greenwich Picturehouse reopened to the public on Friday July 31, but a question mark still hangs over what will be showing this summer by way of new releases. The cinema chain, which prides itself on being a neighbourhood cinema and showing more arthouse films than other major chains including Odeon and Cineworld, had initially planned to reopen its venues on July 10 before postponing in an attempt to coincide with the arrival of this summer’s major film releases, including Christopher Nolan’s highly anticipated spy film Tenet – the release date for which remains a moving mystery, writes Holly O’Mahony…

Among the films Greenwich Picturehouse reopened with on Friday 31 were Alice Winocour’s new space station-set drama Proxima, a black-and-white edit of Bong Joon-ho’s sensational thriller Parasite and new animation flick 100% Wolf.

Meanwhile, Warner Bros. has repeatedly pushed back the release date for Nolan’s thriller Tenet, the movie primed to kickstart the UK’s cinema industry following four months of closure as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. The action movie – which is led by a starry cast including John David Washington, Robert Pattinson and Aaron TaylorJohnson – cost $200 million to make.

Tenet was initially expected to arrive in cinemas on July 17, but was later postponed until July 31, then August 12 before being removed from the calendar entirely. It was then tentatively re-added, with a suggested European release date likely to fall between August 26 – 28, but whether or not it will go ahead remains uncertain.

superhero movies Black Widow and Wonder Woman 1984; and Wes Anderson’s The French Dispatch later in the year.

Like other major UK cinemas, Greenwich Picturehouse has reopened with a number of classic films in the roster to beef up the somewhat scant offering of new releases. The cinema chain then hopes to show other major releases including Disney’s live-action Mulan; the latest Bond flick No Time To Die; women-led

What we do know is that safety is now paramount at Greenwich Picturehouse.

Among the new measures in place at the cinema are: staggered start times for movies to ensure safe entry and exit of the cinema (with a member of staff on the door at all venues to prevent a bottle neck of people entering or leaving); hand sanitiser stations dotted around the cinema; social distancing measures in place throughout the buildings; and a limited number of seats available for

each screening (with groups asked to sit together in their designated seats and not too near other customers). Frequent screen checks are also being carried out to ensure customers remain in their allocated seats.

In order to protect staff, protective screens are in place at all kiosk areas and PPE has reportedly been provided for those carrying out higher risk roles such as the cleaning of communal areas. At the time of writing, Picturehouse cafés, bars and restaurants are expected to remain closed until further notice.

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release date for this summer’s biggest movie hits will have been announced. If not, but you’re still desperate to enjoy the thrill of hunkering down in a darkened auditorium to watch the credits roll on a giant screen, rest assured you can still revisit the classics or catch relatively new releases from earlier in the year.

Greenwich Picturehouse, 180 Greenwich High Road, Greenwich, London SE10 8NN. Due to reopen on Friday July 31. Call ahead or check the venue’s website for confirmation. www.picturehouses.com/cinema/ greenwich-picturehouse

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EVERYONE WITH symptoms of coronavirus, no matter how mild, can now get a free test and help continue the efforts to beat the pandemic and get our lives back to normal.

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Everyone can play their part in tackling and restricting the spread of coronavirus by isolating if they show symptoms such as a high temperature, a new continuous cough or loss of sense of smell or taste.

Once you have self-isolated, book a test as soon as possible, and if asked to do so, identify your close contacts.

The quickest way for people to get a test result is to use one of the drive-through or walk in testing sites, with the majority of in-person test results received the next day after the test.

Before an effective vaccine can be found for coronavirus, NHS Test and Trace is the most effective way of controlling the spread of the virus and is being used around the world alongside social distancing and hygiene measures.

Data on positive laboratory tests is fed into the contact tracing system, which automatically contacts people with COVID-19 by text or email and invites them to log into the system and provide a range of information about where they have been and who they have met.

People with confirmed COVID-19 will receive a phone call from a health professional if, for instance, they are unable to

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If a person with COVID-19 works in or has visited a venue like a care home, school, hospital or prison this can be considered for escalation to a Public Health England health protection expert.

Once the person with COVID-19 has inputted the details of their any close recent contacts, or a health professional entering details on their behalf, these contacts would themselves receive a text or email notification, explaining the need to self-isolate and inviting them to use the web-based system to receive further information.

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Sarah, 34, from Manchester, has been a dental nurse ever since she left school and has been studying at university to become a dental hygienist.

She successfully gained her qualification on the day the country went into lockdown back in March.

NHS clinical contact caseworkers are health professionals who interview people who have tested positive for coronavirus by phone to understand where they have been and who they have been in close contact with.

This might include people who are under 18, those who can’t be contacted through text or email and those who don’t have access to a computer.

They escalate complex cases to the Public Health England team.

Although she was frustrated that she couldn’t start her new role she was keen to use her training as part of the NHS Test and Trace process.

She said: “As an NHS clinical contact caseworker, I am responsible for liaising over the phone with Covid-19 patients, understanding

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Sarah has dealt with many cases since she started the role, from elderly patients, parents struggling to look after their children whilst ill, to a lady that had just given birth.

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“I am really enjoying being part of NHS Test and Trace. My role is crucial in helping to stop the spread of the virus so that we can continue to ease lockdown.

NHS Test and Trace will only work though if people engage with us and play their part to work together for the greater good to stop the spread of the virus.”

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It's Time... for a summer festival!

A summer series of leisure, learning, culture and events in Royal Greenwich.

After months of staying at home and many events and shows postponed due to COVID-19, Royal Greenwich residents are in for a treat with a festival set to take over the whole of the borough throughout August and September.

As well as being an opportunity for residents from across the borough to come together again, Royal Greenwich – It’s Time! will also inject life back into local high streets and the borough’s tourist attractions, bringing with it a muchneeded economic boost.

From Thamesmead and Abbey Wood, to Eltham and Greenwich town centre, the festival, which runs until 30 September, will feature special activities, events and offers for local people to enjoy in a safe and socially distanced way.

Cllr Danny Thorpe, Leader of Royal Borough of Greenwich, said: “COVID-19 has affected our borough in ways we could never have imagined, and we know it’s been a tough time for many residents and businesses. Royal Greenwich – It’s Time! is a way to celebrate our residents for staying at home to stop the spread of the virus and thank all the key workers who have kept the borough going. It’s also a way for us to kick-start our borough’s economy again, inspiring confidence among our residents to get back on the high streets and explore local attractions on their doorstep.

“With a whole range of events and activities planned, the festival promises to be a cultural extravaganza that unites residents from across the borough and supports our businesses to speed up the recovery of our local economy.”

COVID-19 has had a huge impact on tourism globally. For Greenwich, 2019 was a record year in terms of the value and volume of visits. 20 million tourists spent £1.56bn in the local economy last year. For 2020, since the lockdown in March, the visitor economy has been in freefall.

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Barrie Kelly, CEO, Visit Greenwich, a partner of Royal Greenwich – It’s Time, added, “This is an opportunity to restart our visitor economy with our local audiences knowing they will be more confident to visit places on their doorstep. This is a great opportunity to create a stronger local, loyal, visitor market who in the future will return time and time again, spread the word and bring family and friends.

We want to remind residents that they live in a wonderful place, one that millions of people travel to from all over the world. Without the tourists, locals can enjoy the whole borough like never before!”

It’s often said that locals don’t always visit the gems on their doorstep, and let’s face it, in Royal Greenwich there are many world-class attractions that could pique your interest this summer.

Immerse yourself in the military history of the Woolwich Arsenal, once the beating industrial heart of pre-war London, or head over to Charlton to marvel at the best-preserved Jacobean manor house in London.

Greenwich town centre and Greenwich Park make up the Maritime Greenwich World Heritage Site, with world famous places to visit like the Royal Observatory, National Maritime Museum and Cutty Sark to name a few.

Over on the Greenwich Peninsula you can treat yourself in the discounted designer shops at ICON Outlet at The O2, take your friends on an adventure at Up at The O2 or reach the heights on the Emirates Air Line cable car.

And if the attractions themselves weren’t enticing enough, many businesses are offering special offers and discounts to people who live, work and study in Royal Greenwich for the duration of the festival.

A variety of entertainment will also be on offer including ballet shows, a rainbow ribbon event, a free film festival, farmers markets, falconry displays and art exhibitions among the line-up.

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Colour will be bursting into every corner of the borough with the Royal Greenwich Residents’ Rainbow, which everybody will have the chance to get involved in, and a spellbinding ballet performance of Alice in Wonderland will captivate the whole family in parks across the borough from Friday (7 August) until 17 August.

The celebrations run until 30 September subject to any changes to government restrictions at the time. The festival is timed to complement a number of great events that are planned to take place including Greenwich + Docklands International Festival, Greenwich Comedy Festival, Open House London and the reopening of Greenwich’s top attractions.

Royal Greenwich – It’s Time! takes place across the whole of Royal Greenwich throughout August and September. Find out about events, activities and offers at visitgreenwich.org.uk/its-time.

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Plan ahead before visiting places of interest around Royal Greenwich.

Tourism and hospitality businesses are opening in phases and many have new pre-booking systems to help manage reduced capacities and ensure social distancing. So, it is worthwhile checking online or phoning ahead to check opening hours, how to pre-book and any new information that will help you plan your visit.

VisitEngland has launched a new industry standard mark as a way of supporting tourism businesses and providing reassurance to visitors. The industry standard is a way of letting you know which businesses have made necessary changes to their day-to-day workings, including social distancing measures, maintaining cleanliness and staff training. Keep an eye out for the mark when planning your visit.

Retail businesses are working hard to follow government guidelines to reopen safely for staff and customers.

There are four practical steps that businesses are taking to be Covid-19 secure: • carried out a COVID-19 risk assessment and shared the results with the people who work with them • put cleaning, hand washing and hygiene procedures in place • taken all reasonable steps to maintain social distancing in shops • done everything practical to manage transmission risk where it’s not possible to stay 2m apart If you have any concerns about how these steps have been taken, you can report them online at royalgreenwich.gov.uk/contactform

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WHAT’S ON Alice in Wonderland Various locations in Royal Greenwich.

7 – 17 August Stunning dancing, much-loved characters and superb music brings the famous tale to life in a magical ballet production from Let’s All Dance. Suitable for the whole family.

Boppin’ Bunnies East Greenwich Pleasaunce. 12 August An interactive Music Show for families with under 5s using percussion instruments you can bring from home.

Faces of a Queen exhibition The Queen’s House Art Gallery, mid-August to 31 August Last chance to see the extraordinary display of three Armada Portraits of Elizabeth I together, united for the first time. Free.

Royal Greenwich Residents’ Rainbow Taking place across the whole of Royal Greenwich, throughout Aug and Sep A colourful community event to bring together every part of the borough in a vivid celebration of what makes Royal Greenwich great.

Royal Arsenal Farmers’ Market Artillery Square, Woolwich.

8 and 29 August. 12 and 26 September On the second and last Saturday of every month, Royal Arsenal Riverside hosts its very own Farmers’ Market. Providing quality locally sourced artisan food from bakers, greengrocers, cheesemongers and florists.

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Greenwich + Docklands International Festival Various locations. 28 August to 12 September London’s leading festival of free outdoor theatre and performing arts has been reimagined to be safe and enjoyable for everyone. GDIF 2020 includes uplifting installations and outdoor arts presented on people’s doorsteps, celebrating local places and togetherness. The pop-up family-friendly circus and street theatre has staggered timings with plenty of space. There are also exciting larger-scale outdoor theatre pieces with reduced capacities and ticketed entry.

Charlton and Woolwich Free Film Festival The much-loved annual Charlton and Woolwich Free Film Festival is back! The fifth festival will take place in September. All events are free. Some volunteering opportunities available.

Slices of Time exhibition NOW Gallery, Greenwich Peninsula. 1 to 27 September Inspired by the gallery’s location, near to the Meridian Line, Emmanuelle Moureaux’s installation expresses the flow of time through dates, with layers of numbers in 100 shades of colours and white. Each layer reflects the now, the past and the future, to form the earth floating in the gallery space. Free.

Woolwich Carnival Woolwich. 12 September An annual celebration of community and culture for Woolwich and the Royal Borough of Greenwich. Free.

Open House London Various locations. 19 to 20 September The annual weekend that gives free access to buildings of remarkable architectural interest.

A smaller selection of buildings are taking part this year, safe and ready to open. New this year are themed, self-guided walking and cycling routes. Free.

Greenwich Comedy Festival National Maritime Museum. 23 to 27 September Some of the UK’s finest comedians take to the stage in the picturesque surroundings of the grounds of the National Maritime Museum.

There’s also fantastic street-food, craft beer and more to make for a perfect evening.

Tudor Falconry at Eltham Palace Eltham Palace and Gardens. 19 to 20 September The 16th century was the last golden age of falconry when the art became an elitist sport and Henry VIII practiced it to excess! Learn all about the Tudor obsession as you join the finely robed royal falconers and their talented team of birds in the palace grounds.

Capital Art Gallery – Have your art displayed in a gallery for FREE! Eltham. Competition date: 26 September Your chance to have your art displayed in a gallery. Your work needs to be of anywhere or anything within the borough and you have just one day to complete it. Open to all ages, budding artists and professionals. Entry is free.

All artwork produced will be exhibited in the Gallery from 27th to 30th September for all to view.

OFFERS It’s Time for lots of special offers!

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10% off at Doubletree by Hilton London Greenwich Treat yourself or family to an overnight stay at the elegant Doubletree by Hilton in Greenwich. The hotel is offering a ‘Visit Greenwich Friends and Family’ discount of 10% off the best available rate.

10% discount at The artFix Circle NHS special offer: 10% discount across all their products and services. artFix is a combination of a cafe, a co-working space, a learning centre and an exhibition and performance venue with locations around the borough.

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London South East Colleges Free Professional Development Health and Social Care. Applicants must be 19 years plus.

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20% off the Race to Infinity maths game by BeGenio Begenio is offering two ways to help your children fall in love with Maths.

1. For the kids: 20% off the Race to Infinity maths game (full price £25).

2. For the parents: attend a Love Maths Academy workshop to help you learn the maths you need to help your children. £5 per parent, depending on circumstances.

Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Eltham New parents can register for a nursery place for their child before the 31 August and avoid paying the registration fee (normal price £100.00). Monkey Puzzle children’s day nursery offers full and part time childcare for children aged three months to five years, 51 weeks a year.

Minimum attendance is one full day or two half day sessions per week.

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Low cost and free family activities, Better Leisure Exciting low-cost and free activities for families and children across the borough this summer, including Free Swim Fridays, affordable summer activity camps, free family sports packs, free Xplore activity sessions at Adventure Playgrounds and free open days.

Football training at Charlton Athletic Community Trust Football holiday courses for 4 to 15-year-olds, in small groups following guidelines. All sessions are delivered in either the morning or afternoon and over 2.5 hours. It is a technical based programme focusing on ball mastery, dribbling, passing and finishing. There are no contact-based sessions. £10 per session.

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They’re offering something for everyone, with fun, family events exploring Greenwich history (including a peek under Greenwich Park) to audio, visual and musical celebrations of our students’ creativity. Find out more about the facilities and courses, join expert-led sessions on post-COVID support for local businesses or relax and enjoy a picnic and drink in the stunning, World-Heritage Site grounds.

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30% off and free breakfast at The Collective Canary Wharf Key worker special offer: 30% discount off flexible room rates, free + more breakfast and many more perks. The Collective is a co-living space and a haven of creativity, with furnished private rooms and apartments plus access to communal spaces to relax and meet with friends.

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• Premier League Kicks Free sessions for 11 to 18 year olds.

• Charlton Upbeats A free programme open to children, young people and adults with Down’s Syndrome which is a firm favourite with Charlton Athletic supporters. Over 170 young people are registered with the Upbeats. The Upbeats are nine times Down’s Syndrome Active national champions and also play in the Kent Adult Disability League.

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An extra 10% off the discounted rates at ICON at The O2 Greenwich residents can shop like a VIP for the day with the Icon Outlet VIP card. Enjoy an extra 10% off the outlet price for the day at some of the best designer brands including adidas, Calvin Klein, Nike, Ted Baker and Tommy Hilfiger. That’s an extra 10% saving on top of already discounted prices of up to 70% off RRP! Free skincare consultancy with Elan Skincare A complimentary 15 minute, online video consultation, offering personalised skincare advice from award-winning local business Elan Skincare. From advice on ingredients and skincare routines to discussing what to do to improve the skin’s condition, this would be paired with a 15% discount across the Elan Skincare range.

15% off at Tailor & Forge 15% off on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays in-store. A curated homeware and lifestyle boutique, with its shop in Greenwich as well as online.

10% off at Pistachios in the Park café, East Greenwich Pleasaunce Pistachios in the Park café 10% off any purchase, the café sells pizza and Prosecco, ice cream and delicious coffee.

Located in a beautiful park with lots of outdoor seating and a lovely view.

25% off Visit Greenwich partnership Join before 30 September and get 25% off on partnership packages for a whole year. New partners only.

Kids go free at Cutty Sark and Royal Observatory Throughout August, get a free child ticket to Cutty Sark and the Royal Observatory with every paying adult. Enjoy a family adventure this summer! Cutty Sark is the world’s last surviving tea clipper and the fastest of its time. Part of Royal Museums Greenwich - the Royal Observatory, National Maritime Museum and the Queen’s House Art Gallery.

15% off at Up at The O2 Greenwich residents will receive a 15% discount off selected climbs at Up at The O2. With a more intimate and memorable outdoor experience than ever before, each climb has been reduced to host just 10 people (usually 30). Reunite with family and friends with an exhilarating 90-minute climb over the roof of The O2 and enjoy panoramic views - by day, at twilight or sunset.

Discounted entry and kids go free at the Painted Hall, Old Royal Naval College Special opening times for locals giving you a chance to experience the majestic Painted Hall without the crowds.

Choose from 8am to 10am or 5pm to 7pm on selected dates. There will also be tours and activities. £10 for adults (usual rate £12) and free for children. Concessions are available for students, jobseekers and military personnel.

30% off a Greenwich Film Tour 30% off all tours and kids go free.

Explore one of the world’s most filmed locations in the heart of Royal Greenwich. See the locations and hear all the film gossip of over thirty movies including Skyfall, Les Misérables, Pirates of the Caribbean and Thor: The Dark World. All tours are led by a friendly team of volunteer guides. Tickets include entry to the Painted Hall.

Circus classes with Aircraft Circus Academy Special rate price of £10 per person per class. Choose from flying trapeze, tightwire/ balancing or juggling. All classes run for 40 minutes with a maximum of eight participants.

Wine tasting at Davy’s Wine Vaults, Greenwich Every Wednesday throughout August and September, Davy’s will select three wines to try with tasting notes from one of their experienced staff members. £6 per person with a 15% discount on purchased wine. The tasting session is free for key workers who purchase a bottle of wine and dine at Davy’s afterwards.

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Look out for eateries displaying this logo. You can receive a 50% discount when you eat in at participating restaurants, on a Monday to Wednesday. Up to a maximum discount of £10 per diner.

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“We’re basically the year everyone’s forgotten about”

The Summer Camp includes a range of educational and sporting activities.

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Charlton Athletic Community Trust (CACT) is raising funds to support some of the most vulnerable young people in the Royal Borough of Greenwich (RBG).

CACT has joined forces with RBG and Charlton Athletic Football Club to run the Young Greenwich Summer Camp, giving 8 to 16-year-olds from the Borough a week each of educational and sporting activities as part of a four-week programme.

and make friends, the summer camp also provides participants with a healthy breakfast and lunch.

As well as creating a safe environment for young people to learn new skills

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Many of the young people attending the programme are from disadvantaged backgrounds.

about his experiences during lockdown: “Being bored at home alone, there’s nothing to do. No one to socialise with, no friends.”

and all the sports. Claire and Paul from CACT would be the ones who have made a difference because on Monday I came here and I was very angry and at the end of the day I wasn’t really feeling myself, but I got to learn that it’s all right to get angry and that I was able to control myself.”

After a tough few months for many of the participants CACT works with due to the COVID-19 pandemic, CACT is delivering the Summer Camp to ensure young people in the Borough have a summer to remember.

Speaking about the experiences of her school year, young person Tilly said:

Samuel attended the first week of the programme, and said:

“We’re basically the year everyone’s forgotten about.

“I’ve particularly enjoyed the education

“I’ve been doing the online youth

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sessions and stuff like that. It’s slowly bringing reality back. Thank you to Young Greenwich.”

14-year-old Natalia has also been attending the Summer Camp, and described lockdown as “difficult”.

Speaking about her experiences, Natalia said: “What I enjoyed about the summer camp is being around people again. It’s just so nice to get that familiarity back, to be around people my age who I can talk to.”

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History

The wasteland tunnel depot suviving buildng

As we continue down river from Enderbys on the riverside path we came to an L shaped concrete jetty. This is now owned by the developers who own Morden Wharf, but it was built by the Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich for its waste disposal service and other ‘basic ‘activities. Rubbish may not be a very attractive subject – but – where would we be without the people who deal with it for us?

Mary Mills A bit back –when I wrote about Providence Wharf on the Riverside Gardens site, I noted that one of the wharves here had been used as a depot by the Board of Works.

This depot would have provided what we now sometimes call ‘basic services’ – rubbish disposal, street cleaning, and all that sort of stuff. The Greenwich Board of Works was an elected body between 1855 and 1900 which undertook these duties.

It was in a strange position because it was actually in both the counties of Kent and Surrey but also, eventually, under the London County Council. It had its offices in the building we now call West Greenwich House in Greenwich High Road In 1900 it became the Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich, which covered most of the area which became the London Borough

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of Greenwich – Greenwich, Charlton, Kidbrooke Blackheath and St Nicholas Deptford. In 1904 they may have purchased land near the point at which Tunnel Avenue crosses Blackwall Lane, - a site which had no riverside access. It became the Council’s Tunnel Avenue depot and remained so until it was closed after the year 2000.

They kept the site in Banning Street next to Providence Wharf until at least 1919.

In writing about the Tunnel Avenue depot I have to admit to being very unsure of dates and details about the depot – and sadly restricted access to the Borough’s archives make these more or less impossible to check. Appeals to anyone who worked there to come and talk to me have fallen on deaf ears. There is no detail on maps from the earliest years of the depot and

it appears to be a big empty field with a ‘miniature rifle range’ on it. However buildings must have existed there since in1919 the borough’s disinfection station was moved here from Banning Street – disinfection is a means of dealing with ‘verminous persons’ and their possessions.

In some boroughs cyanide chambers were used for infested property.

Some of the resulting ash was sold to brick makers. In 1930 a London County Council report commented about some very poor practices with this destructor – although Greenwich Council very much denied this. I would be very interested to know what happened to this refuse destructor because after the Second World War it is not mentioned. There must be people still around who worked at Tunnel Avenue Depot and know what happened – please get in touch.

Metopolitan Greenwich seem to have installed a rubbish destructor at the Tunnel Avenue site in 1926. This was some time after most boroughs – Woolwich had had the Plumstead destructor at White Hart Road for over 20 years and that generated electricity as well as burning up the rubbish. This new installation at Greenwich seems to have been an incinerator and a new chimney was also built on site.

The depot was bombed several times during the Second World War. Seven bombing incidents were officially recorded beginning with incendiary bombs in September 1940 followed by a high explosive bomb and a fire. In May 1941 there was a bomb next to the cleansing department and, most interestingly a parachute mine in 1940 was in Jetty Road. I assume that Jetty Road was the

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name of the council’s road way which ran down to the riverside with the cable works at Enderby Wharf on one side of it and Thames Soap Works on Morden Wharf on the other side. This was an elevated road way and the arches on which it was built were revealed four or five years ago when the Enderby site was cleared – there was a very good view of them from the terrace of the Enderby Wharf sales office. This was built to get rubbish to the jetty where it could be tipped into barges and taken down river to tips in Essex. It may have had rails on it for trucks to run on – again I would be very interested to hear about this from people who worked on the site.

A concrete jetty seems to have been built as part of the contract for the destructor in 1926 so presumably the Jetty Road is from the same date. The current riverside jetty is more modern and must be a replacement.

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History barges and carried off to Essex. The only exception was food waste which was sent to a neighbouring borough – almost certainly Woolwich. This was sold as food for pigs. I understand that there were plans for some sort of sewage works there too.

In the 1970s I interviewed the late Minnie Bennett who had been Mayor in the 1940s. I asked her ‘what were you proudest of when you were on the Council’ .. ‘oh’ ...he said ‘I stopped them building a sewage farm on Greenwich Marsh’. Poor Minnie – she was blind and completely house bound when I met her and little did she know she had probably called a halt to the one thing which would have stopped all our 21st century ‘regeneration’ and the turning of ‘Greenwich Marsh’ into ‘Greenwich Peninsula’.

Every local authority has one of these depots. They are usually hidden away somewhere obscure and at the edge of the Borough. They don’t just deal with rubbish, but all of the less attractive aspects of our lives – and not only the lives of the ‘verminous persons’. In the 1950s Greenwich rebuilt its cleansing station, added in baths for the elderly and produced a booklet about it.. Some of the things that they say about it include: “The structure ...imparts a pleasing warm effect to the whole exterior elevation... there are three entrances .... for the laundry, the baths and the treatment room .... floors are of solid concrete overlaid with “Semtex” ..... All rooms are furnished with fluorescent lighting .....HOT WATER. This is supplied by an Ideal Boiler .....IRONING MACHINE. ... the “Ritchie Decoudun” ironer ... laundry is ... washed in one of the three “Bendix” commercial-type washing ... This new cleansing and bathing centre is to provide for the development of services

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for the elderly citizens of Greenwich....low, dropped-side baths have been provided and sited to enable operation from both sides without restriction—a very necessary precauticon dealing with the elderly. after bathing they receive some minor foot treatment ..... they are provided with a cup of hot tea with biscuits ......the room, designed mainly for the treatment of verminous persons.... a few carefully selected patients were bathed either in their own homes ...... modern facilities for the cleansing of schoolchildren and for the treatment of scabies and verminous ...... basic services which, although perhaps lacking in glamour, are necessary for the well-being

and indeed the self respect of those citizens who become handicapped or neglected in advanced years.

This building still remains on site and is now in use as commercial offices. One of the large buildings is now renovated and in use by the scaffolding company which is n most of the site. There are a lot of low walls which I guess were built as part of the depot – the Jetty Road went many ears ago, but the jetty is still there.

Greenwich of course eventually was joined to Woolwich, which was a much bigger borough and which has several

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depots of its own. Tunnel Avenue Depot survived into the 2000s but has now been closed and all its dirty functions which none of us like to think about are done at Birchmere Depot down past the prison and on the Bexley borders As we continue down their riverside path we go past the old council jetty – and maybe think about the amount of Greenwich borough rubbish which was handled here.

It’s not a very romantic story but it was, and is, a service we all need one way or the other.

public notices Royal Borough of Greenwich Town & Country Planning Act 1990 (AS AMENDED) Town & Country Planning (Development Management Procedure)(England) Order 2015 Planning (Listed Buildings & Conservation Areas) Act 1990 (AS AMENDED) Planning (Listed Buildings & Conservation Areas) Regulations 1990 (AS AMENDED) Town & Country Planning (Control of Advertisements) Regulations 2007 (AS AMENDED) Notice is hereby given that application(s) have been made to The Royal Borough of Greenwich in respect of the under mentioned premises/sites. You can see the submissions and any plans at http://www.royalgreenwich.gov.uk/planning.

If development proposals affect Conservation Areas and/or Statutorily Listed Buildings under the Planning (Listed Building and Conservation Area) Act 1990 (As Amended) this will be shown within the item below.

Anyone who wishes to comment on these applications should be made in writing to Development Planning within 21 days of the date of this notice.

Please quote the appropriate reference number.

Date: 05/08/2020 Victoria Geoghegan Assistant Director - Planning and Building Control List of Press Advertisements - 05/08/2020 Publicity for Planning Applications.

Applicant: Mrs Horsham 20/0852/F Site Address: 37 EDITH CAVELL WAY, WOOLWICH, LONDON, SE18 4JY Development: Installation of replacement Upvc windows.

Conservation Area: adjacent to Woolwich Common Applicant: Mrs Mason OPEN architecture 20/1162/MA Site Address: 26 MORDEN ROAD, BLACKHEATH, LONDON, SE3 0AA Development: An application submitted under Section 73 of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990 for a minor material amendment in connection with Planning Ref: 16/2478/F dated 03 May 2017 for the Construction of a part 1/part 2 storey rear and side extension; demolition of the existing garage and construction of a two-storey side extension; formation of a loft conversion with the installation of a rear dormer and 3 rooflights and excavation of the basement. to allow: - Variation of Condition 1 (plans and specification) - Single storey side extension height extended from 3.1m to 3.5m - Replacement of ground floor window to door on rear side elevation.

- Replacement of ground floor window to door on rear elevation - Installation of side gate to front elevation adjacent to existing garage - Installation of one roof light to as approved rear extension - Replacement of one window to first floor rear elevation to two windows - Removal of chimneys to roof - Increase of depth of part of as approved rear extension by 1m to create a levelled out flush facade; - French doors/balcony removed and replaced with bifolding doors on eastern rear elevation as a result of extension being extended 1m - External basement stair to be removed - Various internal alterations - Installation of new front porch canopy with oversized front door Conservation Area: BLACKHEATH PARK

Mr Curtis 20/1351/HD Applicant: Site Address: 79 LEE ROAD, LEWISHAM, LONDON, SE3 9EN Development: Construction of a two-storey side extension and enlargement of existing side dormer.

Conservation Area: BLACKHEATH PARK

Applicant: BetterPAD 20/1374/HD Site Address: 9 KINLET ROAD, PLUMSTEAD, LONDON, SE18 3BZ Development: Loft conversion incorporating the construction of a rear dormer window and the installation of one (1) roof light on the side roof slope, with other associated external alterations.

Conservation Area: SHREWSBURY PARK ESTATE

Applicant: Mr Kagantekin 20/1617/F Site Address: C BREWER & SONS LTD, 68-72 CHARLTON ROAD, CHARLTON, LONDON, SE3 8TT Development: Installation of 2 refrigeration units on the rear side of the flat roof. (retrospective).

Conservation Area: RECTORY FIELD Applicant: Mr Amarsingh 20/1807/F Site Address: 49 EDITH CAVELL WAY, WOOLWICH, LONDON, SE18 4JY Development: Installation of replacement windows.

Conservation Area: adjacent to Woolwich Common Applicant: Mr S Nicholson 20/1852/F Site Address: 5 WEST GROVE, GREENWICH, LONDON, SE10 8QT Development: Demolition of existing garden shed to facilitate the construction of a detached split level 2-bed dwelling, with associated access, parking, refuse and cycle store and associated landscaping. (Proposal may affect the setting of nearby Listed Buildings) Conservation Area: WEST GREENWICH Applicant: Mr A Ghosh 20/1862/HD Site Address: 50 LANGTON WAY, BLACKHEATH, LONDON, SE3 7TJ Development: Installation of two heat pumps on side elevation.

Conservation Area: BLACKHEATH Applicant: Ms J Lennon 20/1885/HD Site Address: 8 HOSKINS STREET, GREENWICH, LONDON, SE10 9NZ Development: Construction of a single storey side and rear extension.

Conservation Area: EAST GREENWICH Applicant: Mr & Mrs Tesseyman 20/1970/HD Site Address: 7 ROBINSCROFT MEWS, GREENWICH, LONDON, SE10 8DN Development: Replacement of existing conservatory with solid roof over and other associated external alterations.

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Site Address: Woolwich Creative District, Building 41, Warren Lane Gate, Woolwich, SE18 4DX Development: An application submitted under Section 73 of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990 for a minor material amendment in connection with the planning permission 18/2775/F dated 04/10/2018 for change of use of Grade II Listed Building from Non residential institutions (Class D1) to performance and creative arts (Class Sui Generis), extension to northern elevation of the southern range, building repairs including those to the roof, windows, rooflights and doors, internal and external alterations including the creation of new openings of windows and doors and shell and core upgrades, associated works and landscaping to allow: - A variation of Condition 1 (Approved Drawings) to provide for various alterations to the internal layout (including the provision of a new recording studio and changes to WC and changing provision), external alterations including extension of the excavation to

the loading bay and erection of a steel canopy to the Milling Foyer, amendments to door design, replacement of existing glazing with laminated glass, amendment to external ramp, provision of new roof to the Knuckle Building, use of zinc rather than slate and installation of new louvre instead of rooflights to the roof of the South Range and addition of the Design and Access Statement to the list of drawings in Condition 1; - Submission of alternative materials pursuant to Condition 2 and amendment of the wording to secure compliance with the submitted details; - Submission of information to satisfy Conditions 5, 6, 7 (Construction Matters)13 (Accessibility Arrangements) 25 (Sustainable Drainage Strategy), 28 (Future Connection) and amendment of the wording of these conditions to secure compliance with the submitted details; - A variation of Condition 24 (Cycle Parking) to reflect revised cycle parking arrangements; - Removal of Condition 11 (Photovoltaic Panels).

Conservation Area: ROYAL ARSENAL WOOLWICH Applicant:

Mr Bowen Foyle Road Developments Ltd

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Site Address: Former Garage Site, Land Rear of 34 Foyle Road, Blackheath, London, SE3 7QZ Development: An application submitted under Section 73 of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990 for a minor material amendment in connection with planning permission dated 05/09/2016, Ref: 16/0029/F for Demolition of the existing garages and construction of 2x2-storey houses over basement, to allow: - Removal of Condition 19 (Details of Boundary Walls & Armco Barriers).

Conservation Area: WESTCOMBE PARK

Lita Homes 20/2067/F Applicant: Site Address: 71-79 Sandy Hill Road, Woolwich, London, SE18 7BQ Development: Demolition of existing buildings and structures, and construction of 34 new residential units (use class C3) with associated 78sqm of flexible commercial/community floorspace (within use class D1/D2) and the creation of new landscaping.

Applicant: Dr Muir 20/2069/HD Site Address: 98 SHREWSBURY LANE, PLUMSTEAD, LONDON, SE18 3JL Development: Demolition of existing rear extension and construction of a new single storey rear extension.

cladding panels on part of the existing building with alternative cladding panels Applicant: DVS Investment Co. Ltd. 20/2185/F Site Address: 152A PLUMSTEAD COMMON ROAD, PLUMSTEAD, LONDON, SE18 2UL Development: Retrospective planning permission for the change of use of the first floor from office (Class B1) to self-contained residential unit (Class C3) and associated installation of cycle and refuse storage within rear yard.

Conservation Area: PLUMSTEAD COMMON Applicant: Ms Jing Tianhao 20/2206/HD Site Address: 34 WINFORTON STREET, GREENWICH, LONDON, SE10 8UR Development: Construction of a single storey basement including removal of raised front garden and creation of front lightwell and associated staircase, rebuilding of existing front boundary wall with palisade fencing reinstated on top, creation of two lightwells within the rear garden, and the replacement of the existing ground floor rear door and window with double doors.

Conservation Area: WEST GREENWICH Publicity for Listed Building Consent.

Applicant: Royal Borough of Greenwich. 20/1994/L Site Address: Woolwich Creative District, Building 41, Warren Lane Gate, Woolwich, SE18 4DX Development: Building repairs, shell and core upgrades and associated internal and external works in connection with the change of use of the Grade II Listed Building 41 to performance and creative arts (Class Sui Generis) use.

Conservation Area: ROYAL ARSENAL WOOLWICH Listed Building: Grade 2 Publicity for Advertisements.

Applicant: CM Delta Ltd 20/1507/A Site Address: 12-14 GREENWICH CHURCH STREET, GREENWICH, LONDON, SE10 9BJ Development: Installation of fascia signage & colour branded retractable canopies Conservation Area: WEST GREENWICH

Applicant: Mr Million 20/2100/HD Site Address: 17 ASHRIDGE CRESCENT, PLUMSTEAD, LONDON, SE18 3EA Development: Construction of a detached garage in rear garden.

Conservation Area: SHREWSBURY PARK ESTATE Applicant: Mr Taylor Bellway Homes 20/2179/F Site Address: City Peninsula (Plot M0102), Barge Walk, Greenwich Peninsula, London Development: The replacement of metal rainscreen

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